Process of obtaining medicine from carrots.



EMILIO FERNANDO BOLT, OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

PROCESS OF OBTAINING MEDICINE FROM CARROTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1 8, 1907.

Application filed December 27,1904;- Serial No. 238,500-

ifo all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMILIO FERNANDO BOLT, a citizen of Denmark, andresiding at Copenhagen, Gammel Kongevej 168, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Processes for Producing of a Medicine fromCarrots, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the manufacture of medicines from carrot juice.

It has long been known that the juice of carrots prepared in variousways, possesses great curative properties for diseases such asbronchitis or' ailments such as whooping cough. Heretofore in all knownprocesses, for the production of medicines of this nature, there hasbeen added to the juice a suitable quantity of sugar, the mixture beingsubsequently boiled to obtain the desired consistency. The great defectin this process is that, a short time after the boiling and bottling,spontaneous and uncontrolled bacteriological fermentation sets in, whichsoon renders the medicine turbid and unfit for medicinalv purposes.I-Ieretofore the fermentation has not been arrested and no means havebeen utilized for its prevention.

My invention consists in subjecting carrot juice, or other liquid, tothe short action of a ferment thereby substantially destroying bacterialgrowth and in subsequently separating the ferment from the juice orliquid before absolute alcohol-fermentation is reached, and when theingredients of the juice which detract from its durability and tastehave been secreted, the solution being finally sterilized to destroy anyremaining germs, thereby rendering the liquid immune to subsequentbacterial inoculation.

My invention consists in the process and the product resultingtherefrom.

The preferred steps by means of which the product is secured are asfoll'o ws: The juice is extracted from the carrots, by means of a filterpress or in any desirable and economical manner, and delivered therefromto a suitable receptacle. A yeast is next added, in sufficientquantities, and allowed to react until it has checked the development ofbac teria, then, to prevent its further action, which would bring abouta material loss of the extract, and as a consequence an increase in theamount of alcohol, the solution is then filtered or subjected to acentrifugal separator. This step in the process leaves the solution freefrom particles of yeast or other solid matteri In order to prevent theremaining bacteria, or germs which may find access to the liquid, fromcausing subsequent fermentation the solution is sterilized leaving aperfectly hygienic product. Ihave found by experiment that a sort ofwine-yeast, for instance a choice brand of genuine Rhenish wine-yeast,serves the purpose of a ferment in a highly satisfactory manner,inasmuch as it not only performs the function of a ferment but alsoimparts to the, juice the palatable flavor and pleasing aroma of wine.Also the small quantity of alcohol developed during the short andsuppressed fermentation gives the li uid a quite peculiar character andadds to its ealing qualities. 7

Among the many advantages accruing from my improved process is, first,that I avoid the boiling operation heretofore used, thereby effecting avery material saving in fuel; second, the apparatus whereby the processis carried out is relatively simplified; third, in processes heretoforeknown for the production of a medicine of this nature no steps have beentaken to arrest fermentation therefore bacteria has formed in thebottled goods resulting in putrefaction and consequent waste. This verygreat defect is entirely avoided in my improved process by theintroduction of a ferment and the destruction of the bacteria before themedicine is bottled.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

The hereindescribed process of producing a medicine from carrots, whichconsists in extracting the juice from the carrots, adding to said juicea quantity of wine yeast suflicient to produce active fermentationtherein, maintaining the materials at a temperature at whichfermentation can take place until a small portion of the fermentablematerial contained in the juice is transformed into alcohol, thenremoving the yeast and sterilizing the resulting liquid.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

EMILIO FERNANDO BOLT.

Witnesses:

HANS PEDERSEN, CARL ANDERSEN.

